Chapter 296: Gifts

It's finally up! Exhale, girls have been waiting for a long time, sorry!

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Zhao Mianze couldn't find his excuse in the matter of the Yinshan Imperial Mausoleum, and probably found the matter of "leaving the domain without permission and not being subordinate" to ask the teacher for the crime. And these warm and kind innocent people are being used as knives to stab him in the heart.

Loving Chaohe like this, didn't he be treated like an emperor?

With such fanfare, wouldn't everyone know that King Jin had left Beiping Mansion privately?

can be so embraced, Zhao Zhu, who is riding on a tall horse, has a sneer on the corner of his lips.

In front of the prestigious Zhao Bottle, no one dared to make a mistake.

The officials of Peiping Mansion also came, with a little embarrassment on their faces.

Regardless of the public opinion outside, the people of Beiping Mansion love Zhao Zhu. They spontaneously clamped the two sides of the road, congesting from the city gate to the Jin Palace. Wherever the convoy of the King of Jin went, there was laughter and laughter, and some people shouted "King General", and some people shouted "His Royal Highness the King of Jin is well", just like welcoming the heroes who returned triumphantly, and the voices were all reverence.

On the day Zhao Jun returned to Beiping Mansion, the convoy had not yet entered the city, and the entire Beiping Mansion was boiling.

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She hugged Bao Yin sleepily and continued to nap.

The long night of tension has finally passed.

Xia Chuqi withdrew his gaze from one person and one fox, looked at the white belly of the fish in the sky, and breathed a long sigh of relief. It's always a good thing that there is no night attack, her daughter is by her side, and she doesn't want to see any blood for her to see.

I don't know if it was because Dongfang Qingxuan's warning was discovered, or because the guardness of the camp made the enemy dispel his thoughts, at dawn, Xia Chuqi woke up from the carriage, and the surroundings were still quiet. The little white fox curled up and slept at the feet of the little Baoyin. The pink and tender little man, the white little fox, in the morning light, gave birth to a trace of indescribable beauty.

A night of nervous vigilance, but did not wait for the night attack.

But Dongfang Qingxuan seemed to have made a mistake in his estimation.

Zhao Zhu believed Dongfang Qingxuan's words.

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Xia Chuqi looked at his back and pursed his mouth.

"I'll go on a patrol."

Xia Chuqi took a breath, licked her dry lower lip, and squinted her eyes slightly to say something to him, but before her words could be spoken, Zhao Yu stood up slowly.

Although there was hostility between him and Zhao Zun, Zhao Tuo knew that Dongfang Qingxuan would not lie casually, he said that if there was a night attack, there would definitely be a night attack, so he was extremely cautious. And that cute white fox was not hunted in the mountains and forests by accident at all, but a gift that Dongfang Qingxuan was going to give to Baoyin. It's just that he seems to have used this method in order to take care of something.

At the beginning of the summer, he suddenly realized that the person who warned was Dongfang Qingxuan.

The white fox sent is simple and clear.

"Not only that, but I also know who sent the white fox."

Zhao Jun did not answer this one question, but answered another question.

Xia Chuqi asked, "Who is it?" ”

"Hmm", Zhao Zun's eyes were heavy, looking at the night sky.

"Zhao Nineteen, do you know who is warning you?"

Xia Chuqi looked at Zhao Zhu's serious face, and his heart sank.

"Yes." Chen Jing led the order to go down.

"Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years." Zhao Bottle said coldly, and then turned his head to look at Chen Jing, "Go, let people tie dead knots on the night grass around the camp, and the secret whistle is not allowed to slack off." ”

"It seems that the man was bluffing and deliberately bluffing."

Xia Chuqi yawned.

There were several secret sentinels around the camp, and the scouts were also probing from afar, and they would come back every once in a while to report what they had seen and heard to Zhao Zhu. But time is passing little by little, and it is late at night, where is the night attack?

She snorted and turned her face away.

Ya is really higher than her!

It was a state of wanting to laugh, but not daring to laugh, which made the atmosphere a lot easier. Xia Chuqi choked on the old blood in his throat, turned his eyes sideways to peek at Zhao Zhu, but saw that his dark face was cold and rigid, and he didn't seem to care about the problem that his family was very similar to a fox.

With a "poof", countless people were suffocating laughter.

"......" looked at her daughter's serious face, and Xia Chuqi couldn't wait to get into the cracks in the ground.

"Auntie, look, how much does the fox look like Daddy?"

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"Daddy said, let Auntie give birth to a sister who looks like him."

"......" Xia Chuqi couldn't stand the fox anymore, and glanced at her, "Don't talk nonsense." ”

"Ah Niang......" Bao Yin stroked the little fox's head, "I want it to be my sister." ”

At this time, the little white fox was like a domestic dog, obediently snuggling beside the little girl, looking particularly well-behaved...... The fox is a very vigilant animal, and because of its timidity, it is not easy to get close to people, but probably away from its mother, this little fox likes to be close to Bao Yin, but rejects anyone other than Bao Yin. As soon as others approached it, the little body trembled and let out a kind of "hiss" wail.

With the little white fox, she is very happy.

With stars as lights, night insects as neighbors, a few bonfires, and dozens of people sitting on the ground, it was supposed to be a romantic candlelight dinner, but because of the night attack, eating food, my mind was a little heavy - except for Baoyin.

The food this night, with a few game as a foil, is really a lot richer.

There are no mountains to rely on around the flat land, and it is difficult to hide when others are close, and it is even more difficult not to be discovered by the guards on duty. In this way, if there is a night attack, they have time to prepare.

Back at the camp, Xia Chuqi handed the note to Zhao Zhu, but Zhao Zhu took a look at it and burned it to ashes on the fire, without saying a word. However, he followed Xia Chuqi's suggestion and changed the "station" that was originally leaning on the mountain to the flat land at the bottom of the slope.

Regardless of who is being warned, it is always good to be vigilant.

Being warned in such barren mountains and mountains only shows one reason - someone is following them.

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"Beware of night raids".

Xia Chuqi didn't hear the sound of the feather arrow hitting the gold and iron, just followed the eyes of the guards, and then approached with Baoyin in his arms and took down a note inserted on the feather arrow-

It is conceivable that the martial arts of the people who come are extremely strong.

If the enemy is sincere in attacking and killing, how can they keep the princess and the little princess?

"Mother!" The guards drew their knives vigilantly and couldn't help but gasp.

But there was silence in the mountains and forests, and there was no sound at all.

Two or three guards chased him out.

"Dog leftovers, you two go after it."

The guard was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and shouted.

"Who's attacking?"

A feathered arrow flew over, but was quickly blocked by the guard, lost its head, and shot at the tree pole in front of him.

The mother and daughter were in a stalemate, and a cold light suddenly flashed not far in front of her.

But Bao Yin didn't care if it was a fox or a dog, and clamored to take it back......

She picked up Bao Yin and prevented her from coming into contact with the fox again.

However, the fox has always been known for its insidious and treacherous nature, and it has a carnivore nature, but also a wild nature, and if it senses danger, it will also bite. Although this fox is still small and looks quite well-behaved, how can she rest assured?

Xia Chuqi frowned, unable to understand for a while.

This area is not where the white fox grows, how can the white fox appear?

"It seems to be a fox, a white fox......

Looking at the "dog", stunned, she asked, "What is it?" ”

As soon as the guards shouted, Xia Chuqi's heart sank.

"Princess, this is not a dog!"

"Uh", Xia Chuqi couldn't explain the animal instinct to her, only looked at her excitement playing with the dog, and smiled slightly. Suddenly, her eyebrows sank, and she felt that something was wrong. That dog...... Although it looks like a white Pomeranian, it is a little different from a dog.

"Ah Niang...... "She called to Xia Chuqi with a tender voice, "The dog likes me." ”

"Giggle" smiled, Baoyin's palms itched.

Xia Chuqi came closer and put Baoyin on the ground. The little girl didn't wait to stand firm, but she stumbled over and touched the white hair on the dog's body. When the dog saw Xiao Baoyin, he showed a curious look. It was probably in a desperate situation to meet "friendliness", it stretched out its tongue and licked Baoyin's little hand, and its watery eyes looked extremely cute.

"A-Niang...... I want a dog. ”

Bao Yin struggled and was about to go down.

"Wow!"

When Xia Chuqi was panting and stepping over the half-human-high grass with Baoyin in his arms, he saw a white-haired puppy surrounded by the guards. The cub was still young, with a pair of innocent eyes, and looked at a group of people, looking a little scared.

But the dog seemed to be different from ordinary dogs, it was extremely fast and agile, and it flew quickly and quickly ran left and right among the guards, circling around...... But "Ten Heavenly Dry" was by no means in vain, although they couldn't kill it, they still held that guy down.

The guards shouted and fetched the dogs, and had a great time.

"Hurry! Fence it and don't let it run away. ”

"Surround it ......"

After deceiving the child, Xia Chuqi ran with all her might, exerting the function of her old arms and legs, which had been inactive for a long time, to the limit, and finally chased after her.

"Oh."

"Lao Niang is a very beautiful meaning!"

"......" swallowed back a mouthful of saliva, and Xia Chuqi rolled his eyes.

"I said, is the old lady a lady?"

Xia Chuqi raised his eyebrows, "What did you say?" ”

"Can't you hear Bao Yin?"

"Do what?"

Xia Chuqi stared at the little head that popped up coldly and was startled.

"Auntie?"

Xia Chuqi ran with the guards out of breath, and he didn't see a word, so naturally he wasn't hit by his daughter. Seeing that she was silent, Baoyin flattened her mouth, and finally found out that something was wrong with her, so she leaned her neck coldly and stretched her head in front of Xia Chuqi.

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"Does it mean that A-Niang is very old?"

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€

"Oh." Baoyin didn't seem to understand, stretched her neck to look at the guards' sturdy backs, "Old lady...... What is it? ”

"The old lady is holding a person, how can it be fast?"

Xia Chuqi's throat was sweet, and he almost vomited out a mouthful of blood.

"A-Niang is useless...... Can't run fast. ”

Baoyin "doesn't hurt her back when she hugs and talks", watching the guards go farther and farther, she was a little disgusted by the speed of Xia Chuqi, and kept shaking her, her little mouth pouted.

"Auntie, you go quickly."

"Auntie, hurry up and ......"

Xia Chuqi watched them busy, unwilling to indulge their daughter, but couldn't stop them from spoiling her. Seeing that everyone was gathered around, she thought about how Zhao Shijiu would feel when she knew that the "Ten Heavenly Dry" he had painstakingly trained was actually obeying his daughter's orders, sighed helplessly, hugged Baoyin and quickly followed.

"Catch it alive." The guards who shouted alive quickly changed their words.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Poof, live mouth? One of the guards chuckled.

"Be alive."

In such a jungle, it is not easy to hunt with a bow, let alone catch live animals, isn't it difficult for a strong man? But the "treasure effect" of the little county lord of Baoyin has been verified again, Xia Chuqi's refusal has no effect at all, the guards are willingly enslaved by Baoyin, and before Xia Chuqi finishes speaking, they have already put away their slaughtering hearts and chased after them.

"Don't be willful."

Xia Chuqi scolded in a low voice and stared at her.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Bao Yin! ”

"Nope! No way. Hearing that the guard was going to shoot that thing, Baoyin was in a hurry, grabbed Xia Chuqi's neck, hung desperately, and shook his little head violently, "Don't kill the dog, don't kill the dog!" ”

"Bring the bow! Shoot it-"

"Chase, chase, chase!"

"Chase!"

Hearing Baoyin's aggrieved coquettishness, the guards changed direction and shouted.

But the little county lord is not only the treasure of King Jin, but also the treasure of all the guards of the "Ten Heavenly Stem".

She swore she really stopped it.

"Dogs?" Xia Chuqi was very suspicious of how there could be a dog in the mountain wood, and shook his head, "Baoyin, the dog has already run away, let's go back to the camp, your father should be in a hurry." ”

"Auntie, I want, I want a dog, it's a dog."

The little girl's eyes are good? Xia Chuqi saw the little thing that was white and shengsheng, but she didn't see what Baoyin was shouting, she squinted her eyes and asked, "What is Baoyin talking about?" ”

"Auntie, look at it, it's a dog, it's a dog, it's a dog running......"

She grabbed Xia Chuqi's neck, dragged her to look there, and pointed her little finger.

At this time, in the bushes not far away, a white shadow suddenly flashed, like a white hairball, and the figure flickered away, and disappeared, but it caused harm to the eyes of the little witch.

Bao Yin pleaded milkily, but she refused to cooperate.

"A-Niang...... Not really. ”

"It's getting dark, and Bunny is going back to find Daddy Rabbit and Daddy Rabbit. Baoyin, shall we go back? If she catches Bunny, she will be separated from her father, can you bear it? Xia Chuqi hugged his daughter, looked at the overgrown woods, paused and stopped walking, ready to coax Baoyin back.

"Where's Bunny?"

It's hot and humid, and men are especially prone to sweating. Several men were hot and nervous, wiping the sweat from their foreheads from time to time, and soon their faces were gone. Xiao Baoyin was a cold doll, glancing coldly at those guard brothers, and innocently tilted her head.

A group of about a dozen people walked to the mountains and forests not far away.

Seeing that her mother and mother were going, several guards who had taken off their soaked shirts and were about to enter the forest shirtless laughed, and quickly put on their clothes, showing a trace of discomfort on their faces. Xia Chuqi really wanted them to relax a little, and they didn't have to mind, but they thought that Xiao Baoyin was still young, and there was no exit to stop them.

"Let's go, let's see."

Xia Chuqi snorted amusedly.

At the beginning of the summer, three black lines crossed his head, and he wanted to refuse, but he saw that the young man who was burning the fire showed a hint of request in his eyes...... If someone can take the little witch away, it will be his salvation.

"Auntie, I'm going to ...... Catch Bunny. ”

Xiao Baoyin originally wanted to burn the fire, but when she heard that there were hares, could she stand it?

With bows and arrows, several people were eager to try.

Hearing his words, the rest of the soldiers in the camp suddenly became lively.

How tempting is it to roast a hare when you're running outside?

He unloaded the firewood from his back, threw it on the ground, and excitedly raised his voice, "Dog leftovers, Zhang Tiedan...... Grab your bows and arrows, and follow me into the woods, and I see that there are hares, let's go get a few, add vegetables to the big guys, and roast rabbit meat to eat......

Xia Chuqi saw that the guard was so anxious that he was about to cry, he felt sorry, and was about to forcibly take Baoyin away to prevent her from making trouble here, when a guard who was collecting firewood ran over again.

"I'll ...... I got it. "Baoyin's playfulness is rising, how can I stop?

"Little Lord, let me do it...... I got it. ”

The little guard had a bitter face, and his head was big.

For there was a large group of people in the caravan who wanted to eat, and on the stove was a large black cauldron. At this time, the pot was full of water, Baoyin was small, and his hands and feet were not neat, and the firewood stuffed into the stomach lifted the lid of the pot, and some of them were stuffed into the pot.

Humming and justifying, the little girl squatted down to collect firewood and stuffed it into the big-bellied stove......

"The sun has entered the clouds, and there is no heat."

But where does Baoyin listen to the master of persuasion?

The little guard who burned the fire was still very young, and he was at a loss to persuade him.

"Little county lord...... Don't come to do this pickling work, rest in the shade, don't get heat stroke, you will have to drink bitter decoction medicine after a while, and it will be very uncomfortable. ”

As soon as she got closer, the guards were gone.

"I'll come, I'll burn ......"

On a hot night, the heat has not yet dissipated, and the heat on the side of the earthen stove where the fire is lit can be imagined. "Burning the fire" is an errand that no one wants to do in the summer, but Xiao Baoyin is born to make up.

"obeys you!"

Sure enough, Xia Chuqi was shaken by her arm, and soon compromised.

Whether it is Xia Chuqi or Zhao Zhu, she has tried many times.

"Auntie!" Xiao Baoyin already understands the beauty of being coquettish.

"Baoyin, let's not make trouble."

"No way!"

"No way!"

Watching her daughter ask one after another, Xia Chuqi kept rolling her eyes.

I have to say that Baoyin is a synthesis of Xia Chuqi and Zhao Zhu. The little energy that is excited and heartless is indeed very similar to the seventh day of the summer month. But once he held his breath, he became cold and ignored people, and he was a copy of Zhao Bottle.

"Auntie, I'm going to play......"

"Auntie! I'm going to make a fire......"

"Auntie, I'm going to collect firewood......"

This kind of activity, which is similar to the picnic in later generations, was still a little novel at the beginning of the seventh day of summer, but after seeing a lot, I got used to it and didn't feel anything. But Baoyin is different from her, the little girl's eyes are rolling around, and everything is fresh and tight.

Some of the guards were pitching sheds, while others were carrying food from the wagons, collecting stones, digging earth pits, building improvised stoves, and starting fires for cooking......

The guards of the caravan, who were very experienced in camping, found a sheltered slope, and strung the wagons of the caravan with iron chains in a large circle, with a tarpaulin on the top and hay on the bottom, so that they could spend the night on the ground.

This place is called Laogou Mountain, the mountain is not high, the area is not wide, but one after another, undulating, it looks like the hilly landform in the southwest of the extreme south Yan. There is no village in front of here, there is no shop in the back, and the nearest city has to walk for four or five hours, and the caravan drags the old and the young, and it is inconvenient to walk at night, so they are ready to sleep here.

In Zheng Erbao's shrill shout, the team stopped.

"Rest! Garrison! ”

After enduring the high temperature for several hours, at nightfall, the "caravan" left the Yinshan Mountain Range and arrived at Xihezi, north of naturalization. The sky is getting late, the sunset retracts the blood basin mouth, the temperature has dropped, as far as the eye can see, the four fields are rippling with green waves, smearing the mountains and forests lushly, the scenery under the sky, beautiful and colorful, people are full of comfort.

~

Especially the prestige of Zhao Bottle, different from other vassal kings, Zhao Mianze wants to completely overthrow Zhao Bottle, not only has to consider the military victory or defeat, but also has to consider the public opinion, the opinions of the court ministers, and the identification of this matter by later generations, which requires a process.

An emperor not only wants to rule the present, but also wants to be famous for eternity, so that future generations will praise him. Prior to this, every time Zhao Mianze removed a vassal king, he would find a reason to convince the public. For Zhao Zhu, it is naturally even more so.

Before waiting for Zhao Mianze's clear will, how could Wu Chengkun dare to touch Zhao Zhu?

Zhao Jun snorted lightly, "Because he is still waiting for the will of the Jingshi." ”

"No matter whether the sword is pointed at Liaodong or Beiping, how can you stand still?"

"What's weird?"

Zhao Zhu glanced at him lightly, and added a touch of mockery to his deep voice.

Seeing that he frowned slightly, the scout said again: "Wu Chengkun's army was stationed in Fucheng County, Hejian Prefecture, so it did not continue to advance north, but stationed troops here, and recruited many Kabuki from all over the country into the camp, looking for fun every day...... This makes his subordinates feel weird. ”

Wu Chengkun is Zhao Mianze's confidant, and Zhao Zhu knows about it.

The scout said, "Wu Chengkun." ”

"Who is the commander of the Liaodong Expeditionary Army?"

With a cold smile, Zhao Zun's voice sank.

In other words, the fact that Zhao Mianze, Beidi and Wuliang Khan wanted to "tear up" Zhao Bottle together has spread from different channels. Everyone knows that this time, Zhao Zhu, the king of Jin, may not have much time. Even if these people were still running to the Jin Wangfu a while ago, sending money, goods, wine and beauties, and wanting to get closer to Zhao Zhu, they would inevitably turn against each other at this moment and save their own net worth first.

This scale is "if people don't do it for themselves, heaven and earth will be destroyed".

It seems that everyone has a scale in their hearts.

Of course, Emperor Hongtai wanted his children and grandchildren to be shaded. But for any king, such a situation is tense and full of unstable factors. Zhao Mianze's withdrawal of the feudal domain is also the common feeling of the emperor. This was because, before that, in addition to having absolute military command over the troops in the Gyeonggi region, it was difficult for the imperial court to mobilize the troops of the localities, especially the vassal territories. Judging from the feedback of the scouts, this time, these people did not wait for the imperial court to issue a clear decree to remove the "King of Jin", so they took the lead in standing in line and went to Hejian Mansion to meet the commander of the Liaodong Expeditionary Army.

Emperor Hongtai repeatedly raised prisons and killed heroes, and there were not many good generals in the country. Later, Emperor Hongtai set up a vassal king, and gave the vassal king a certain military command, which was actually a disguised encroachment on the emperor's rights.

Zhao Zhu squinted slightly, his body was motionless, and his posture was slightly stiff.

The scout nodded, "The 300,000 soldiers and horses of the Liaodong Expeditionary Army will go from Beiping to Liaodong in three ways, and they will meet in Hejian Mansion five days ago. According to the brother of the scout camp, Wang Zhuozhi, the new political envoy of Beiping, led a delegation of Beiping Prefecture's subordinates to Hejian Mansion to have a secret meeting with the commander of the Liaodong Expeditionary Army...... Officials from Hejian Prefecture, Baoding Prefecture, and Tianjin Wei also went to the ......"

"Is there any variables in Beiping Mansion?"

Zhao Jun pursed his lips and raised his hand to let him get up.

"Your Highness, the situation is different."

The young man is not very old, and he is a handsome offspring. He walked over, reined in the horses, and glanced at Xia Chuqi, who was looking at Xia Chuqi at the curtain of the car, the face that was originally red by the scorching sun, seemed to be a little redder, seeing Xia Chuqi's puzzled look, he didn't dare to look directly at the princess anymore, moved his eyes, knelt down on one knee in front of Zhao Zhu's horse, arched his hands, and looked at Zhao Zhu.

In the distance, the shadow of a scout drew closer.

A long shout pierced the scorching sun.

"Newspaperβ€”"

Zhao Zhu did not ride in the carriage, nor did he enjoy any special treatment, with a long sword hanging from his waist, his back straight, and his awe-inspiring posture seemed to flash with a certain dazzling brilliance in the sun. After several hours of running in the scorching sun, everyone was more or less tired, and even the big bird flicked its long tail from time to time to express dissatisfaction and protest, but Zhao Zhu's eyes were calm, but there was no trace of waves.

In the sunlight, rows of figures stretched out and densely packed together.

Asked Qinglan to take a fan, she had a ride for her daughter to shake it, but her eyes looked at the "caravan" outside the car window. They rode horses against the scorching sun in an orderly manner, and their foreheads were covered with sweat, but the team was not chaotic at all - she said secretly: Zhao Zhu's "Ten Heavenly Dry" is really not to be underestimated, and from the perspective of discipline alone, it is not inferior to the special forces of later generations.

Xia Chuqi carefully moved Baoyin to a comfortable position and opened the curtain, wanting to borrow a cool breeze for her daughter when she moved. But on a sweltering day, the sun is scorching the earth, where does the cool breeze come from?

In the era when there is no air conditioning, the heat of summer is a sin.

When I was thirsty, I missed the ice cream of the afterlife.

Smacking her mouth, she was thirsty.

It was too hot, and she leaned on the back of the carriage, sweating very uncomfortably.

She took another nap in a daze, and when she woke up again, the sun was already shining outside, and Xiao Baoyin's small body was leaning on her, sleeping sweetly with the rhythm of the carriage.

Looking at Zhao Zhuyun's breezy face, she yawned and got into the carriage without saying a word.

The father and daughter are all messed upon, how can she be hypocritical?

Xia Chuqi wanted to take her father and daughter to stay in Yinshan for treatment, which was naturally fake, and what she wanted to treat was Zhao Zhu's "acid disease". Of course, no matter what she said, Zhao Zhu couldn't really leave the three of them alone in Yinshan, so she was dragged up from the quilt by Qinglan before she woke up in the morning. When she finished grooming and leaving the account, she found that Baoyin was already happily sitting on Zhao Zhu's horse, and her cheap father was sitting in the carriage specially prepared by Zhao Zhu with Dao Chang, and the face revealed by the open curtain was an expression of excitement.

A new journey of life has also begun.

A new day begins.

In addition to the ancient people of Hairi who came to see them off, the herdsmen were still sleeping. In the early hours of the morning, Gacha Village was immersed in a mist, and occasionally a few dogs were barking non-stop, and I don't know which children in the felt tent were crying at the top of their throats.

Before dawn, Zhao Zhu's "caravan" set off.